The Paradox Of Solomon's Wisdom
I Kings 11:1-2 NKJV
[1] But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— [2] from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love.
Thomas Oppong says that "... most people know what to do in different situations — whether at work or in their personal lives — but don’t do those things often enough". This he describes as Action Paradox. A paradox is an aparently contradictory statement that maybe found to be true. It's a paradox of life that the wisest king is about to become the most foolish of all. The foolishness of Solomon is buried in the act that he loved many foreign women. In most Old Testament, Israelites were not permitted to marry foregn women. The Talmud forbade it entirely, but Solomon married many. This is v.6 " Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David". That evil was marrying many foreign women. His heart derailed from God. He married seven hundred women and had another three hundred concubines, many from the nations God had prohibited the Israelites from marrying. He had a meteroric rise. Someone in Ligonier Ministries say, " Sadly, these meteoric rises and falls are not limited to the secular world. We have seen too many pastors and other Christian leaders build thriving, impactful ministries only to see adultery or another scandal take them out". Yet Solomon was wise. Its a paradox that we may know and not do. Will you let God lead you today? Good morning
Powerful. God help me!
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